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ARCHIVED: In Microsoft Outlook, how do I set up the Out of Office Assistant
(vacation mail)?

Note: These instructions apply only to desktop
Outlook clients that are configured to work with the
Exchange email servers at Indiana University.

In Microsoft Outlook, you can set the Out of Office Assistant to
automatically reply to people who send you mail, letting them know you
won't be able to reply to them immediately. The AutoReply feature will
notify each sender only once, even if that person sends you several
messages.

Note: Enabling your Out of Office reply can have
the unfortunate side effect of verifying your email address to every
spammer who sends you spam while you are away. If you are
using Outlook 2010 or 2007, you can reduce this risk by enabling
automatic replies only for people inside your organization, or by
choosing My Contacts only on the Outside My
Organization tab. If you are using Outlook 2003 or earlier, you
may want to think twice about enabling this function, or consider the
forwarding option detailed below.

To set up the Out of Office Assistant, follow the instructions
below for your version of Outlook.